CONTENTS—PART I.

[CHAPTER I.]
The Letter,9
[CHAPTER II.]
Events of a Night,11
[CHAPTER III.]
The Figure Beneath the Trees,23
[CHAPTER IV.]
Moreland Villa,34
[CHAPTER V.]
Mr. Burton, the Detective,49
[CHAPTER VI.]
Two Links in the Chain,72
[CHAPTER VII.]
Eleanor,86
[CHAPTER VIII.]
The Haunted Grave,94
[CHAPTER IX.]
The Spider and the Fly,114
[CHAPTER X.]
The Anniversary,132
[CHAPTER XI.]
The Little Guest and the Apparition,154
[CHAPTER XII.]
The Night in Moreland Villa,176
[CHAPTER XIII.]
The Shadow Assumes Shape,188
[PART II.]
[CHAPTER I.]
The Letter,199
[CHAPTER II.]
Our Visits,212
[CHAPTER III.]
The Confession,228
[CHAPTER IV.]
Embarked for California,243
[CHAPTER V.]
On the Trail,252
[CHAPTER VI.]
At Last—At Last,261
[CHAPTER VII.]
Now for Home Again,278
[CHAPTER VIII.]
The Ripe Hour,383
[CHAPTER IX.]
Joining the Missing Links,296
[CHAPTER X.]
The New Life,305

ILLUSTRATIONS.

[Baffled],[64]
[Eleanor],[90]
[“Well, how do you like my looks?”][161]
[The Portrait—Frontispiece,][183]
[In the Oak,][223]
[“I never accused you,”][297]

THE DEAD LETTER.